you've seen it here on fox news over the past couple of days. he's been held in this sort of solitary confinement area since august. originally, he was in gen pop, but then there were threats of him being killed unless the participants paid all sorts -- parents paid all sorts of money, and this is the upgrade to a room by himself chained to the bed, and then we called and complained about that, so apparently there's no chain anymore. anyway, he and another marine were arrested in mexico on gun charges. he declared the weapon, but they said it was illegal, and he needed to go to prison, and he's awaiting trial now, could face 12 years in jail. now in an exclusive interview, john hammer's friend -- who was with him when the whole thing happened but ultimately released -- is speaking out saying he's wracked with guilt for leaving john behind and pleading with the obama administration to help. >> we did the paperwork, we filled out the registration, we didn't try and hide the gun, or -- we were doing everything legit. i left him in hell. i left him